grenade "spikes flash"

[SR114]

I have a little time this weekend and I'm trying to figure out what causes this effect--

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l7/echoranger449/spikes.jpg

What I mean is, what causes the "spikes" in the explosion?

[Masterz1337]

Part of the effect tag. If I had that explosion effect I could tell you more.

[Sel]

Cool effect.

[Masterz1337]

Do you even read?

[Invader Veex]

Cool effect.

:eyesroll:

The explosion shown is from weapons/plasma rifle/effects/detonate.effect, I think.
I'm not sure about that flash bitmap, though.

[SR114]

there is only one particle in the effect--
flash h stealth cannon. It also has only one particle count.

It uses the flares weapon lens bitmap. It looks nothing like that.

[t3h m00kz]

That effect would look real nice on my shock rifle... Let me know if you find it out

[SR114]

I still can't. I took away the particle system too. Are you sure it's the fuel rod explosion particle?

[Masterz1337]

If someone can send me the effect tag on AIM I can figure it out.

[CtrlAltDestroy]

weapons\plasma_cannon\effects\plasma_cannon_impact _dirt.effect

event 0, particle 0 (tracer c generic)

[ExAm]

I was looking through tags then I saw CAD's post. The man's right. I did a little messing around in Blood Gulch, and the specific part of that tag that causes it is effects\particles\energy\tracer c generic. The way the effect applies this particle tag has something to do with it though. It pretty much randomly displays a few of those in a spiky pattern.

[SR114]

Thanks CtrlAltDestroy! I think that'll help me develop some really good effects later on.